2012 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election

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The Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election to the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council took place on 3 May 2012. Half of the council was up for election. Labour gained control of the council.

Council Composition

The composition of the council before the election and a summary of which parties' seats are up for election can be found in the following table:

Party		Previous council	Staying councillors	Seats up for election	Seats won	New council
	Labour	17	11	6	14	25
	Conservatives	14	6	8	2	8
	Green	0	0	0	1	1
	Independents	3	0	3	0	0
	British National Party	0	0	0	0	0
	English Democrats	0	0	0	0	0
	Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	0	0	0	0	0
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0
	Libertarian Party	0	0	0	0	0
Total		34	17	17	17	34

Election results

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2012 - Summary
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	14	8	0	+8	82.4	53.7	14416
Conservative	2	0	6	-6	11.8	31.3	8382
Green	1	1	0	+1	5.9	7.4	1973
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	936
Independent	0	0	3	-3	0	2.1	553
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	153
Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	149
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	115
English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	108
Libertarian	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	37

Total votes cast	26822
Turnout (approx)	28.2%

Ward results

Abbey Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jill Sheppard	1030	65.9
	Conservative	Steve Nicklin	290	18.6
	Green	Laurel Brindley	147	9.4
	BNP	Lee Millard	96	6.1
Majority			740
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Arbury Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Don Navarro	832	57.4
	Conservative	Richard Smith	475	32.6
	Green	Mike Wright	145	10
Majority			360
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Attleborough Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	June Tandy	718	51.4
	Conservative	Clive Stringer	562	40.3
	BNP	Phillip Kimberley	116	8.3
Majority			156
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Barpool Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gwynne Pomfrett	815	56.1
	Independent	Martyn Findley	281	19.4
	Conservative	Hayden Walmsley	235	16.2
	BNP	Alwyn Deacon	121	8.3
Majority			534
Turnout
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Bede Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bill Hancox	1055	70.4
	Conservative	Arthur Liggins	204	13.6
	BNP	Raymond Casey	132	8.8
	English Democrat	David Lane	108	7.2
Majority			851
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Bulkington Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Beaumont	909	50.8
	Conservative	Julian Gutteridge	882	49.2
Majority			27
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Camp Hill Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian Lloyd	756	63.7
	Conservative	Mike Bannister	215	18.1
	BNP	Yvonne Deacon	100	8.4
	TUSC	Paul Reilly	115	9.7
Majority			541
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Exhall Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sara Doughty	1091	61.4
	Conservative	Anne Llewellyn-Nash	333	18.7
	Green	Merle Gering	204	11.5
	Socialist Alternative	Eileen Hunter	149	8.4
Majority			758
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Galley Common Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Hickling	688	54
	Conservative	Bryan Grant	587	46
Majority			101
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Heath Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian Hawkes	1260	67.7
	Conservative	Damon Brown	512	27.5
	BNP	Maureen Lincoln	90	4.8
Majority			748
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kingswood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barry Longden	811	66.6
	Conservative	John Waine	407	33.4
Majority			404
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Poplar Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Glass	1008	68.9
	Conservative	Ian Llewellyn-Nash	297	20.3
	BNP	Glyn Haycock	158	10.8
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Slough Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dianne Fowler	828	53.4
	Conservative	Stephen Paxton	329	21.2
	Independent	John Ison	272	17.5
	BNP	Stacey Fleming	123	7.9
Majority			499
Turnout
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

St. Nicolas Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jim Foster	874	49.1
	Labour	Sam Margrave	404	22.7
	Green	Michele Kondakor	349	19.6
	UKIP	Andrew Hammerschmiedt	153	8.6
Majority			470
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Weddington Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Keith Kondakor	1012	47
	Conservative	Jeffrey Clarke	651	30.3
	Labour	Jack Bonner	488	22.7
Majority			361
Turnout
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Wem Brook Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Julie Jackson	1049	72.4
	Conservative	Blaine Aldridge	246	17
	Green	Alex Horobin	116	8
	Libertarian	Scott Harbison	37	2.6
Majority			803
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitestone Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nicholas Grant	1283	65.6
	Labour	Richard Chattaway	674	34.4
Majority			609
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "May 2012 Local Election Results". Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

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